Hi guys!! During my exam studying, this little chapter was bugging me to be written, so I couldn't resist writing this! Hope you like! And please review! Constructive criticism is adored as it helps me to learn from mistakes.

Disclaimer: This isn't copyright, I'm just borrowing these characters. I do NOT own the Twilight series, Stephenie Meyer does. Otherwise, I'd be rolling in the Benjamin's! (And I'd buy Jensen Ackles!) lol

Warning: Remember this fic is future SLASH!! You have been warned as of now (though I wish warning someone of slash was unnecessary, you'd think people would have the maturity by now to DEAL WITH IT!! I mean you don't see me complaining on other fics saying 'excuse me, you should have warned me that this story contained a heterosexual pairing'). Flames will be attacked!

(Notice I'm not having the happiest of days?) :D

Bella's POV –

I have never seen a vampire behave in such a way; unless they were a newborn of course. But I've only been part of this mystical world for nearly 4 years now. I still have a lot to learn.

Though I'm sure a life time as a vampire will still not help me understand Carlisle. He has this affect on people (and vampires). His presence alone seemed to calm the vampire down. One look at him and she stopped fighting against Edward, Jasper and Rosalie's hold. She still struggled, but not as violently as before he arrived.

Carlisle managed to make her listen to us. And now, here we are back at the Cullen house (or should I say, our house) with Carlisle and Esme holding onto the vampire's arms and gently guiding her through each room, while we all waited in the lounge. I couldn't believe she was letting them touch her! She looked like she would snap someone's head off if anyone laid a finger on her. Again, it must be a Carlisle and Esme thing.

I looked to Edward who was sitting next to me on the couch. I touched his cheek, and concentrated. Pulling the invisible shield that protected me, from my head onto Edward, I asked him via my thoughts, 'Edward, love?'

He looked at me in surprise and then smiled. In the few moments he has heard my thoughts, each and every time he looks like he will always be happy, no matter what. His smile made me pause for a minute, distracting me.

Seeing Edward as clearly as I can is probably the most amazing part of being a vampire. Human senses didn't pick up everything that vampire senses could. Seeing Edward through the eyes of my old, human self, Bella Swan, it was like I missed certain details. Not that I couldn't see them if I really wanted to, but it's like they were too fast for me to notice or process. It's as if Edward (and all other vampires), live on a different time plane than humans; one that is faster. Now I, Bella Cullen, existed on that very same plane.

I smiled back at my beautiful husband.

'Why are Carlisle and Esme giving the vampire a tour of the house?' I asked through thought form.

Edward kissed my nose then pulled my arm away from his face. He held onto it with both his hands, positioning my arm palm up. He slowly started tracing a pattern onto the skin of my forearm with his finger. If I was a human, I would never have noticed what Edward was doing. Being a vampire, on the other hand, I could see (and feel) that Edward was answering my question by tracing his answer onto my skin. I could feel and identify all the letters without a moment's pause.

'To gain her trust. We are showing her that we have nothing to hide.' Were the sentences that I formed in my head. I placed my hand back onto his cheek and concentrated one more time.

'Thankyou'.

He just smiled at me again and pulled me to rest against his side. I lay my head on his shoulder and looked around the room at everyone while we waited. My eyes fell onto Jacob, who was sitting on the floor in front of me, with Renesmee on his lap. Though I would never admit it out loud (or at least, not yet) I was happy that Jacob imprinted on Renesmee. After the way he looked after me when Edward left me (the distant memories still pulled at my heart, saddening me) my lovely daughter couldn't be in safer hand; other than with Edward and me of course.

We all shifted to attention, when we heard Carlisle and Esme descend from the stairs, with the vampire still in-between them.

"You have already seen our family, but I think we should formally introduce you to everyone". Said Carlisle, standing at the edge of the stairs with Esme and the vampire.

The vampire, I noticed, at first look very tensed. As if she didn't trust us. This made sense because she didn't even know us. But on second glance I could recognise other emotions in her eyes, hidden by her tough exterior. She was so sad, depressed, lonely and hurt. I could tell, because I remember a time when I was like that, again, when Edward left. I was so depressed, hurt and lifeless; and if you're good, it's easy to hide behind your eyes and make yourself appear normal. I knew what signs to look out for, and I know sooner or later, this vampire is going to have a breakdown. She was barely holding on, and she couldn't be any older than I am, well in her human years, God knows how old she really is.

"This is Rosalie and her mate Emmett", Carlisle started, indicating to the couple. Rosalie just crossed her arms and stared at the vampire, Emmett on the other hand, smiled and said "Sup?". I nearly rolled my eyes, typical Emmett response.

"This is Alice and Jasper". Alice showed the vampire a large smile, while Jasper curtly nodded and closely watched her. He was probably closely analysing her emotions, just in case she became angry again, or tried to run away.

"This is Edward and Bella, Bella is our newest member of the group, along with her and Edward's daughter Renesmee." Edward nodded to the vampire, he too was concentrating on the vampire, trying to read her thoughts, but by the look on his face, I'd say he wasn't getting through at all. I gave the vampire a small smile. She however, was looking at Renesmee, watching her. Then she turned back to me, and stared.

"That's actually a very long story. One that we can leave for another day." Said Carlisle, indicating to the vampire's confusion on how I could possibly have given birth if I'm a vampire.

"And last of all, this is Jacob. He is Bella's best friend." Said Esme, indicating to Jacob who was holding onto Renesmee tightly and protectively. The vampire's stares at Renesmee must have made him nervous. He nodded once, and kept holding onto Renesmee. The vampire looked at Jacob, then took a step back. Whatever the vampire went through before she bumped into us, must have been traumatising.

"Hello. You can call me Nessie". Said Renesmee, smiling at the vampire. She didn't seem cautious of the vampire at all. This was a good thing, if Renesmee trusted her, then maybe the vampire was okay. Unlike when Renesmee met the Volturi, she was nice to them, but I know my own daughter, she was extremely cautious; knowing the danger she was in.

"What do we call you?" Nessie asked. Everyone looked at the vampire who simply looked down, indicating that she didn't want to answer.

"That's okay. Would you like to take a shower? That mud must be uncomfortable." Suggested Esme, though I'm quite sure that mud wouldn't bother a vampire, it was a sweet, motherly gesture, nonetheless.

A few things happened at once. The vampire nodded, while still looking at her feet. Alice and Jasper both turned to Edward, obviously saying something to him, through their thoughts. Edward nodded, then stood up.

"Perhaps Bella should go with you, it's a large bathroom and the glass is stained so you have your privacy. I can understand that being alone in a foreign house can be intimidating, so if you need anything she will be right there." Edward suggested. Everyone else, including me and excluding Alice and Jasper, looked at Edward as if he was crazy.

The vampire stared at Edward as if trying to understand something, then nodded once and looked at me. I stood up and walked towards her, stopping beside Esme. I trusted Edward, if he says I should look after her, then I will.

"Right, well I will walk you both up, so I can get you some towels, and some clean clothes." Said Esme, leading the vampire and I upstairs and into the bathroom.

The vampire walked around the room, looking at everything. The Cullens did have a nice bathroom. Large, and covered in white marble, it had gold plated designs on the walls and floor. Complimenting the design were water lilies in water filled, glass bowls, which Alice placed around the bathroom herself. To the left was a huge mirror, the very same one that Alice prepared my hair and makeup for my wedding day, not nearly a year ago. It had a spa, a shower, a bathtub and four sinks. A human girl's dream bathroom; vampires didn't need to wear makeup or do their hair, or bathe for that matter. But everyone here still bathed, more out of habit than anything else, but not as often as a human would have to. Vampires didn't sweat and they all smell nice, which was part of the predator appeal. According to Jasper though, nomadic vampires rarely bathed at all. Not in a gross way, but they just didn't need to, unless they got covered in mud.

Esme pulled some towels out of a cupboard and placed them next to the shower, on a hanger. She then smiled at the vampire and squeezed her shoulder affectionately. Then she walked towards me smiled and mouthed 'thankyou', before closing the door behind her. Well this was a little awkward. The vampire stared at me for what felt like forever and then she looked down, almost shyly. Whoops! If I was human I would have been blushing right now.

"Sorry". I said, turning around so she could undress. I heard the faucets being turned and the shower door shut, but I didn't turn around. What would be the point anyway? If anything went wrong I could hear it in half a second and be able to help her in even less time than that.

Another thing I noticed about myself was that I wasn't scared or intimidated by her. Being a human, you are always unsure of yourself and what you can or can't handle. If I was human right now, I would have been scared. Not for my own life, she didn't have red eyes. More for her life. If something went wrong I wouldn't be able to help her. I was too dependent on everyone else helping me, instead of the other way round.

When I first met Edward and the rest of the Cullens, it took a while getting use to the idea of people looking after me. I've always looked after myself and others. I took care of my mum after she left Charlie, then when I moved to Forks I took care of Charlie as well. Rarely did I need anything from anyone. I was always capable. It was out of my nature to be helpless and I hated it. Now as a vampire, one of the many perks besides being immortal (and therefore forever being with Edward) was that I can handle myself and my apparent bad luck. I wasn't strong enough for this new world, now I am. And if something happens now, physically I can take care of the situation, I don't need to stand aside and let others take control.

The water stopped running, and the door of the shower opened. I could hear the water dripping off of the vampire's body and the sound of the towel swishing through the air before it stopped, wrapped securely around the vampire's body. Then I heard a gasp.

I turned around and I heard myself gasp as well. The vampire's injuries were far worse than I thought they were. Her cuts covered a large majority of her body. Her arms, legs, and cheeks were covered in scratches and her shoulder had what looked like a large bite mark. If she hadn't been fast in the fight, which I presume she was, her shoulder would have been torn off. What kind of a werewolf would do this?

The vampire took her appearance very bad; she looked like she was in a state of shock. I managed to reach her before she fell to the ground. She was dry sobbing; her hands covering her face. All I could do was hug her until she calmed down. But she didn't. I wish I knew what she was thinking, I wish I could call for Edward. But I had a feeling that if I did, the vampire would stop. She needed this, she needed to cry.

"Shh, it's okay." I said, feeling stupid. I knew what it was like to be offered comforting words and have them feel like meaningless garbage, but I wasn't going to give up. I had to get through to her somehow. "Listen to me, I know you have been through a lot, I can see how sad you are." I nearly hit myself, Bella you idiot! Obviously she is sad, she's crying!

"Hey, nothing I'm going to say to you will make you feel any better or will make a difference. I just want you to know that the pain you feel will get better, it doesn't seem that way now, but it will. And you're not alone anymore. Everyone here is willing to help you if you let us. We are all here for you, don't forget that." I said quietly. I really wish Alice was here. She had a way with words that I could never muster.

The vampire stopped crying and looked up at me. She stared into my eyes as if trying to see the truth in my words. She nodded and gave me the tiniest of smiles. She was saying 'thank you'. I nodded and stood up, pulling her with me.

"You are going to be okay". I said, rubbing her shoulder. I realised I was the only one, beside Carlisle and Esme, that she allowed to touch her.

There was a light knock on the door, I opened the door by a small fraction and peeked through. It was Esme holding some clean clothes. 'Everything okay?' she mouthed. I nodded and accepted the clothes that she placed in my arms. I shut the door and walked back towards the vampire. I offered her the clothes which she took. I smiled at her and picked up her old, ripped muddy clothes to throw out. She stopped me by placing her hand on my arm. I frowned and gave them to her. I think she wanted to keep them.

"That's fine." I told her. "Will you like me to wait outside in the hallway for you?"

She nodded and turned around, waiting for me to leave. I walked towards the door and had one quick glance back, to double check that she was okay, before I closed the door behind me. I let out a long breath, more from a psychological habit as I obviously didn't require breathing, and leaned against the wall opposite the door, waiting. Edward must have known that this was going to happen, or Alice. Probably Alice, who then had her mind read by Edward. I would have to ask Edward when we get back to our cottage.

The door opened and the vampire walked out. I didn't realise how beautiful she was until now, even though she was covered in battle wounds. She had long, dark, chocolate brown hair, which stopped a few inches above her hips. She had an hourglass figure, which gave her curves to die for and a yellow/olive skin tone. She must be Hispanic. Her eyes, when she was human, must have been brown. Her eyelashes were dark and long, she had full lips and dark features. She was tall as well, a good 5'8. She was wearing Esme's grey sweat pants and a black tank top.

"Come on, let's go join the others". I said, extending my hand, inviting her to hold mine if she wanted to. She did. She placed her hand in mine and we both walked down the stairs to the lounge room, where everyone was waiting for us.

All eyes were on us, none of them seemed surprised that the vampire and I became acquainted. Edward did slap Emmett on the back of the head though. I would have to ask him why later.

We reached the end of the stairs and the vampire let go of my hand, so I joined Edward who was standing near the couch. He gave me a small smile, like I'd done something incredible. I would have to seriously interrogate him later!

"That's better." said Esme, "Now you aren't covered in mud. I have a room ready for you. It's a guest bedroom, but you will like it. I can show you where that is now if you like?"

The vampire nodded, and was led away by Esme, back up the stairs.

Emmett let out a very low wolf whistle once Esme and the vampire were out of sight. Both Edward and Rosalie slapped him on the back of the head.

"Ow! The hell?!" he asked quietly, rubbing his head.

"You are a douche" Edward told him, grinning.

Half an hour later, Edward, Nessie and I were back at our cottage. Nessie had fallen asleep on Jacob, he insisted she didn't have to be moved but he needed his rest as well. I placed her in her room and kissed her forehead. I heard Edward come in, he placed his arms around my waist and rested his head on my shoulder.

"Do you want to explain to me what was going on before?" I asked him.

"Sure, but first..." He started before swooping me up and carrying me bridal style to the back of the cottage, though the door and into our little garden. We recently placed a hammock in between two trees, which made for a nice area to just sit and be together. He placed me on the hammock, before sitting down next to me and laying me on top of him. We lay together without speaking for a while, then I nudged him.

"Which answer do you want first love?" He asked me, while running a hand through my hair.

"How come you wanted me of all people to go upstairs with her? Wouldn't Alice have been better?" I asked, while staring at the moon, which was a full, perfect circle in the night sky.

"A few seconds before I spoke up, Alice had a vision of the vampire getting very upset over her image, and in her vision, you were comforting her. Anyone else wouldn't have been able to say the right thing. You did, so I suggested for you to go."

"Oh, so you all knew that she was going to breakdown in front of me?"

"Yes, but I wouldn't have suggested it if I knew you couldn't handle it Bella. You have a way with people. You know what to say to make them feel better. And a lot of them look up to you."

"They do? Like who?" I asked, curiously. I turned around so that I could see his face.

He looked beautiful in the moonlight. Focus Bella!

"Alice, Jacob, Renee, Nahuel, Nessie, the Amazon Coven, me... do you want me to continue?" He asked, smiling at me.

"No, that's fine." I respond, smiling back at him. "They really look up to me?"

"Silly Bella. You doubt yourself too much." He said, caressing my cheek with his hand.

"Before I forget, where were you all when she was crying? You left the house." I asked.

"The others wanted me to explain and I couldn't do that when we were so close to the both of you. Also, if they had heard her get upset before I explained anything, Jacob or Jasper would have interfered, to make sure that you were okay. She needed to release some of her pain. I feel very sorry for her, I can't even begin to imagine what she has been through."

"I know, it must have been awful. She must have completely closed herself off from everything if you can't read her mind." I said.

We looked at the stars together, leaving the conversation for the night. Interesting how just a few months after the near war with the Volturi, the peace is disturbed by something else. I think Forks is a trouble magnet. Or maybe I am.

"Edward, why did Emmett's head deserve three slaps? What did he say?" I asked.

Edward seemed to chuckle at the memory. "When you descended from the stairs holding the vampire's hand, he thought, and I quote, 'That's hot!'. Then Rosalie got jealous because he whistled at her, so I threw in another slap, just for good benefit."

"Is that so?" I asked "Remind me to hit him tomorrow."

Edward laughed. "Looking forward to it, love."

We stayed there all night, not talking; just thinking. While watching the silver moon slowly leave the sky until a pink, early morning sun overtook the horizon.

There you go guys! Hope you like it! I'm thinking that the vampire should look like a cross between these stunning women:

Paz Vega

Jessica Alba

Michelle Rodriguez

If you want to see the photos of them, go to my profile. =]

I don't know why, but I have a thing for Latino girls, they're gorgeous aren't they?? I would love to draw the character but I can't draw people, so this is all I got. Please review and any constructive criticism would be good.

Obrigada! Peace! =]